This is the one and only list of the 100 best songs from the year 2015 considered best according to music critics. Check out the list of only the greatest hits in the ‘End of Year Songs 2015’ directly below, listen to them via Spotify or check out all 100 music videos via our YouTube channel!
Notable Events & Facts in Music
“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars came in at number one. It then spent a total of 14 consecutive weeks at number one in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015.
Canadian singer, songwriter The Weeknd had no less than four songs in the top 100 – “Love Me Harder” (featuring Ariana Grande) at 56, “Can’t Feel My Face” at 12, “The Hills” at number 10 and the highest on the list came at number 9. This was the song “Earn It!”
Another Canadian star had even more songs in the list. This was Drake with a total of 6 songs! His highest positioning was the single “Hotline Bling” (30).
Paul McCartney appears in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time after 29 years, with his collaboration with Rihanna and Kanye West with the song “FourFiveSeconds” (number 42). In doing so, he breaks the record for longest break between two top 10 songs. This record was held by Santana.
2015 is also the year the American dance-rock band “DNCE” was formed.
About The Playlist
The song “Uptown Funk” by British producer Mark Ronson, who co-produced the song with American singer Bruno Mars, was the undisputed No. 1 song of 2015 on the U.S. charts.
English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran’s song “Thinking Out Loud” had to settle for second place, followed by Wiz Khalifa’s hit “See You Again” along with Charlie Puth. This song was the soundtrack for the movie “Furious 7” and tribute to the late actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in 2013.
Check out the full playlist of the best songs of the year 2015 in the US below, go directly to the Spotify playlist, or watch all the music videos on our YouTube channel. Of course, you can save or download our playlists.
If you want more playlists like this one, we highly recommend our 2010s section.
Top 10 Songs of 2015
- “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
- “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
- “See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
- “Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap
- “Sugar” – Maroon 5
- “Shut Up and Dance” – Walk the Moon
- “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
- “Watch Me” – Silentó
- “Earned It” – The Weeknd
- “The Hills” – The Weeknd
List of 100 End of Year Songs 2015
| # | Title - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars |
| 2 | Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran |
| 3 | See You Again - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth |
| 4 | Trap Queen - Fetty Wap |
| 5 | Sugar - Maroon 5 |
| 6 | Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon |
| 7 | Blank Space - Taylor Swift |
| 8 | Watch Me - Silento |
| 9 | Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) - Weeknd |
| 10 | The Hills - Weeknd |
| 11 | Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) - OMI |
| 12 | Can’t Feel My Face - Weeknd |
| 13 | Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding |
| 14 | Take Me To Church - Hozier |
| 15 | Bad Blood - Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar |
| 16 | Lean On - Major Lazer and DJ Snake ft. M0 |
| 17 | Want To Want Me - Jason Derulo |
| 18 | Shake It Off - Taylor Swift |
| 19 | Where Are U Now - Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber |
| 20 | Fight Song - Rachel Platten |
| 21 | 679 - Fetty Wap ft. Remy Boyz |
| 22 | Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor |
| 23 | Worth It - Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink |
| 24 | Post To Be - Omarion ft. Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko |
| 25 | Honey, I’m Good. - Andy Grammer |
| 26 | I’m Not The Only - Sam Smith |
| 27 | Good For You - Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky |
| 28 | All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor |
| 29 | Style - Taylor Swift |
| 30 | Hotline Bling - Drake |
| 31 | Hey Mama - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack |
| 32 | G.D.F.R. - Flo Rida ft. Sage The Gemini and Lookas |
| 33 | What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber |
| 34 | Photograph - Ed Sheeran |
| 35 | Hello - Adele |
| 36 | Stitches - Shawn Mendes |
| 37 | Talking Body - Tove Lo |
| 38 | Jealous - Nick Jonas |
| 39 | Time Of Our Lives - Pitbull and Ne-Yo |
| 40 | Locked Away - R. City ft. Adam Levine |
| 41 | Somebody - Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih |
| 42 | FourFiveSeconds - Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney |
| 43 | Centuries - Fall Out Boy |
| 44 | My Way - Fetty Wap ft. Monty |
| 45 | Take Your Time - Sam Hunt |
| 46 | Animals - Maroon 5 |
| 47 | I Don’t F**k With You - Big Sean ft. E-40 |
| 48 | B**** Better Have My Money - Rihanna |
| 49 | Flex (Ooh Ooh Ooh) - Rich Homie Quan |
| 50 | Nasty Freestyle - T-Wayne |
| 51 | Only - Nicki Minaj ft. Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown |
| 52 | Elastic Heart - Sia |
| 53 | Cool For The Summer - Demi Lovato |
| 54 | Renegades - X Ambassadors |
| 55 | I Don’t Mind - Usher ft. Juicy J |
| 56 | Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande and The Weeknd |
| 57 | Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift |
| 58 | Stay With Me - Sam Smith |
| 59 | You Know You Like It - DJ Snake and Alunageorge |
| 60 | Uma Thurman - Fall Out Boy |
| 61 | 7/11 - Beyonce |
| 62 | The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez |
| 63 | Girl Crush - Little Big Town |
| 64 | Slow Motion - Trey Songz |
| 65 | Drag Me Down - One Direction |
| 66 | Truffle Butter - Nicki Minaj ft. Drake and Lil Wayne |
| 67 | One Last Time - Ariana Grande |
| 68 | Chains - Nick Jonas |
| 69 | All Eyes On You - Meek Mill ft. Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj |
| 70 | No Type - Rae Sremmurd |
| 71 | Riptide - Vance Joy |
| 72 | Classic Man - Jidenna ft. Roman GianArthur |
| 73 | Ex’s and Oh’s - Elle King |
| 74 | Dear Future Husband - Meghan Trainor |
| 75 | Marvin Gaye - Charlie Puth ft. Meghan Trainor |
| 76 | Like I’m Gonna Lose You - Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend |
| 77 | Habits (Stay High) - Tove Lo |
| 78 | The Hanging Tree - James Newton Howard ft. Jennifer Lawrence |
| 79 | Coco - O.T. Genasis |
| 80 | Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj |
| 81 | Lay Me Down - Sam Smith |
| 82 | Tuesday - iLoveMakonnen ft. Drake |
| 83 | Hit The Quan - iLoveMemphis |
| 84 | Downtown - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz |
| 85 | House Party - Sam Hunt |
| 86 | Ayo - Chris Brown and Tyga |
| 87 | Kick The Dust Up - Luke Bryan |
| 88 | Blessings - Big Sean ft. Drake |
| 89 | Budapest - George Ezra |
| 90 | Chandelier - Sia |
| 91 | Heartbeat Song - Kelly Clarkson |
| 92 | Don’t - Ed Sheeran |
| 93 | Ghost - Ella Henderson |
| 94 | Here - Alessia Cara |
| 95 | Waves - Mr. Probz |
| 96 | El Perdon (Forgiveness) - Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias |
| 97 | She Knows - Ne-Yo ft. Juicy J |
| 98 | Night Changes - One Direction |
| 99 | Back To Back - Drake |
| 100 | How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris and Disciples |
Spotify Playlist Top 100 – 2015
Do you like this playlist? If so, we recommend checking out our playlists with the best songs from the year 2014 and 2016 of the USA as well.
Youtube Music videos Top 100 – 2015
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